The Left needs a new marketing director

An excellent article on how the Left can build an effective countermovement. Hint: it’s all about the marketing.

I always suspected that the Atkins diet wasn’t the best solution to dieting (eat less, eat healthy and exercise more), and question why the media is railing against this individual suing Atkins for his high cholesterol and surgery required to unblock his arteries, I hope he succeeds… there’s one glaring weakness in his case, though — he was on the diet for two years, and I can’t imagine a diet high in protein and low in carbs is good for anyone for that period of time, much like the attempted performance art experiment in Super Size Me.

Wal-Mart wanted two of their superstores in Chicago. They got one, providing low-wage, non-union jobs in the inner city, and likely threatening unionized labor at surrounding stores.

Michael Moore wins Palme d’Or

If there wasn’t a wedding going on that was bombed by US planes, then why the video footage?

Michael Moore wins the Palme d’Or for Fahrenheit 9/11, and won on merit, says Quentin Tarantino.

Eric Idle sings about the FCC and the Bush administration.

Found in a UK newspaper: the US Supreme Court rules that cars near a crime can be searched without the owner present.

Why on Earth did Wal-Mart receive $1 billion in government subsidies?

My favorite character from Law and Order, Jerry Orbach’s (who looks suspiciously like someone from our family) Lennie Briscoe, retired from the show after 11 years. Dennis Farina will be his replacement for next season.

Nude rollercoastering!

Percy Schmeiser, a Canadian farmer, lost his Supreme Court battle with Monsanto. Monsanto’s genetically-engineered seeds blew onto his property from a neighboring farm, and the agribusiness giant sued him for patent infringement.

SBC fights outsourcing and settles strike dispute — maybe they can provide California residents with reasonably-priced phone service.

80 British students broke the world’s record for nude rollercoastering. Strangely tied into comfort with the global warming issue, Vladimir Putin expressed that Russia is leaning towards signing the Kyoto Protocol.

Tony Randall, my inspiration for cleanliness from his Felix Unger character on the Odd Couple, left this world.

Mortie 34tie

My 34th birthday at the best Irish pub around, Molly Maguires in Seattle, WA.

A message from Pat Robertson

A message from Pat Robertson and the “Vote No on Jesus” campaign.

“Jesus’ environmental advocacy resembles that of your common, everyday hippy: He has criticized our reliance on fossil fuels and insists that businesses adopt unfair and impractical pollution prevention measures. He also goes barefoot to public events and has yet to shower or shave as far as I can tell. Messiah or not, there is no room for grungy tree-huggers in the White House.”
– Pat Robertson’s “Vote No on Jesus” campaign, from McSweeney’s